Japanese Tea workshops

Japanese Tea 101

A fun and informative Japanese tea workshop. Harumi, a certified Japanese tea instructor in Australia will conduct this workshop. You'll be filled up with basic but deep knowledge about Japanese tea before trying to brew and taste an authentic tea. It'll be served with paired Japanese sweets. Cost $43.46 Booking

Japanese Tea Flight

A virtual tea trip to Japan! In this Japanese Tea Flight session, you'll see, smell authentic Japanese teas and, of course, taste them. Most of the teas that are introduced in this session are directly sourced from the tea producers and were brought in with their unique stories. We selected teas for our tea flight based on the uniqueness, accessibility and popularity in Japan. This is the first session of the Japanese Tea Flight 2019 and more sessions will follow. Cost: $36.31 Booking

*Please ask the librarians for directions to the exhibition as the layout of the library is quite complex.

This exhibition features over 130 contemporary newspaper satirical cartoons from national and regional perspectives by seven Japanese cartoonists. The title of the exhibition refers to the broader use of the word "manga" in Japanese, which includes the meaning cartoons. The cartoonists involved in this exhibition see themselves as "sesō manga" (current news cartoons) or "fūshi manga" (satirical cartoon) artists. All the cartoons include the original Japanese titles along with English translations and publication dates. Underneath the captions are brief summaries of the background news at the time of publication, and in some cases culture notes, to aid understanding the satirical targets and humour.

Kurosawa films at Healesville Mini Film Festival

It is no exaggeration to say that Akira Kurosawa was one of the most important and influential film directors of all time. Born in 1910, he started making movies in 1935, and became famous with the release of Rashomon in 1951, winning the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival.

This festival will be a rare opportunity to see three of his finest films all including Toshiro Mifune, concluding with perhaps his most loved film, Rashomon, which brought Kurosawa to the attention of western audiences.

The Winds of Okinawan Colours Special Charity Concert

Come and see them paint the stage with their beautiful and colourful Okinawan music and dance!

They will also be collaborating with Lindsay Dugan (Guest Shakuhachi player) and local Okinawa music band, Ichimadin!

There will also be a mini Okinawa Festival Market place where you can enjoy Okinawan foods and drinks plus purchase some Okinawa inspired and collaborative art crafts created by our talented local artists!

You will no doubt feel like you are in Okinawa on the night! For more information, please clickHERE

The Way of the Flower

Date: 27th February

Time: 6 pm

Venue: Primrose Potter Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre

Tickets: $25 ($15 concession)

Shakuhachi player Anne Norman is internationally renowned as a player, composer and highly imaginative producer of adventurous Japanese themed performances.Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & The Boite

The Way of The Flower is a collaboration between Anne, koto player Brandon Lee, and ikebana master Shoso Shimbo, who will transform the Primrose Potter Salon with an ikebana (living flowers) installation. For more information, please click HERE

Melbourne Japanese Summer Festival 2019

The Melbourne Japanese Summer Festival will return in 2019 to celebrate its 10th anniversary! Again the event will showcase traditional and contemporary Japanese culture with performances, food and activities for all ages. The festival will conclude with drawing our highly anticipated raffle prizes at the end of the afternoon, with over forty prizes, including three – a pair and one single – economy return tickets to Tokyo. We can’t wait to see you there!

Open Sake Training with Supersake

If you are keen on learning all about sake, join us at our free open sake training with Simone Maynard (Sake Professional Certification - Sake Education Council Japan/WSET Sake Level 3) on Wednesday, 20 February at MONOU Japanese Restaurant.

Sake enthusiasts, industry professionals, all are welcome.

You will learn about history of sake culture; how it is made; sake grades and amazingly varied styles; food pairing along with tastings on selection of hand crafted sake from SUPERSAKE.

Sake training will start at 3pm sharp, so please arrive a little earlier to check in.

Priority to industry professionals.

This is an 18+ event. Due to the responsible service of alcohol, you may be required to present ID upon entry.

"The Garden of Forking Paths": Mira Gojak & Takehito Koganezawa

The exhibition finds points of connection and divergence in the work of these two renowned artists, with large scale installations and more intimate works connecting their practices across both floors of the museum.

Australian artist Mira Gojakpresents new work alongside drawings, sculptures, installations and photographs spanning more than twenty years, while the practice of her Japanese counterpart Takehito Koganezawa is represented by specially-made performative video drawings and new improvisational works with a sampling of earlier works on paper.

Design and create a nest of 3 small bowls, perfect for dips or olives. These creations will be the talk of your next antipasto platter. Choose a glaze in class and we will contact you when your creation is ready to collect.